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    Humor essay about a car manual’s diction

    August 16th, 2009 | 1 Comment »

    Kai Weber linked to this in the technical communication newsgroup, and I found it pretty funny. Extremely well-written and entertaining, this short humor piece pokes fun of the language the technical writer (“Ezekiel”) uses. It makes you realize that your audience is not always the quick-reading, frustrated user we sometimes assume. Sometimes it’s a linguist who revels in every little detail.


    Dilbert animated shorts from your favorite comic strips

    January 9th, 2009 | Comments Off

    Dilbert animated shorts from your favorite comic strips. I love Dilbert — I never realized there were animated Dilbert cartoons. It’s addictive to sit there and watch these — watch out.